Who Was Who at Dumbarton Oaks, 1940–2015

This list of staff and other appointments at Dumbarton Oaks between 1940 and 2015 was compiled using various published and unpublished sources in the Dumbarton Oaks Archives and on the web. Although every attempt was made to insure accuracy, irreconcilable contradictions occasionally were found to exist in the available sources, and some data were not available for certain employees and for certain time periods. Prior to 1978, there were no data for some building, security, and garden staff. Therefore, those who may have held appointments prior to 1978 are indicated by a single asterisk (*). Data also were not available for the 2005–2006 academic year; those appointments that either began or ended during that time period are recorded with the dates when the person first or last appeared in the existing sources. Appointments made or terminated in the 2005–2006 academic year are indicated by a double asterisk (**).

Junior Fellows, Fellows, Tyler Fellows, Visiting Scholars and similar research appointments are not recorded on this list. For these appointments, see the following:

The nomenclature of the Dumbarton Oaks studies programs and committees has changed periodically during the past seventy-five years. The studies programs and committee nomenclature and their date ranges are as follows.

Dumbarton Oaks Committees:

The Visiting Committee, 1940–1960, became the Board of Advisors, 1960–1991.

The Administrative Committee, 1940–2012, became the Executive Committee, 2012–present.

Byzantine Studies, 1940–1962 and 1981–present, was called the Center for Byzantine Studies, 1962–1981.

Garden and Landscape Studies, 2002–present, was called the Center for Studies in Landscape Architecture, 1972–1981, Studies in the History of Landscape Architecture, 1981–1985, and Studies in Landscape Architecture, 1985–2002.

The Garden Advisory Committee, 1952–1974, became the Advisory Committee for Studies in Landscape Architecture, 1974–1978, the Advisory Committee for Studies in the History of Landscape Architecture, 1978–1981, the Senior Fellows (Committee) (Studies in the History of Landscape Architecture), 1981–2002, and the Senior Fellows (Committee) (Garden and Landscape Studies), 2002–present.

Pre-Columbian Studies, 1978–present, was known as the Center for Pre-Columbian Studies, 1972–1978.

The Advisory Committee for Pre-Columbian Art, 1963–1975, became the Advisory Committee for Pre-Columbian Studies, 1975–1981, and the Senior Fellows (Committee) (Pre-Columbian Studies), 1981–present.

Bland, Elizabeth, Secretary to the Librarian and Acting Registrar, 1940–1941; Secretary for the Research Archives, 1941–1946; Registrar and Assistant for the Collection, 1946–1958; Assistant Curator for the Byzantine Collection, 1964–1965; Associate Curator for the Byzantine Collection, 1965–1975

Bonajuto, Fanny, In charge of Dumbarton Oaks Census of Byzantine Art, 1956–1961; Research Assistant, 1961–1965; Research Analyst for the Dumbarton Oaks Faculty, 1965–1968; Associate in Research, 1968–1972; Research Associate for Faculty and Publications, 1972–1975

Lum, Rosy, Assistant to the Director of Garden and Landscape Studies, 2004–2005**

Lyon, Mary Kay, Assistant, Byzantine Collection, 1979–1980

Maas, Michael, Director of Byzantine Studies, 2015–2016

MacDougall, Elisabeth Blair, Director of Studies in [the History of] Landscape Architecture, 1972–1988; Senior Fellows Committee (Studies in the History of Landscape Architecture), 1985–1988; Professor of the History of Landscape Architecture, 1988–2003 (emerita)

Southcote-Aston, Joan, Secretary to the Director of Byzantine Studies, 1957–1964; Secretary to the Director of Byzantine Studies and Curator of the Princeton Index, 1963–1971; Secretary, Office of the Librarian and Curator of the Princeton Index, 1971–1973; Secretary to the Faculty and Curator of the Princeton Index, 1973–1978; Curator of the Princeton Index and Special Assistant (Music) 1978–1979; Curator of the Princeton Index and Special Assistant for Music and House Collection, 1979–1986; Special Assistant for Music and House Collection, 1986–1988